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The Fornes surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 566 people carried this name — #38,948 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is down 4% from 589 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,317 people named Fornes live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Mendoza.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Mendoza 360
Buenos Aires Province 332
Santa Fe 149
San Juan 139
Córdoba 92
City of Buenos Aires 78
San Luis 38
Chaco 28

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 160 people named Fornes.

78 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Essonne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 78
Essonne 21
Bas-Rhin 15
Rhône 11
Paris 7
Hérault 4
Bouches-du-Rhône 4
Yvelines 3
Finistère 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

501 people named Fornes is counted in Norway.

Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers.

Counted, by country

Norway (2025) 501

Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Fornes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles V. Fornes
    Charles V. Fornes 1844–1929 · politician
  • Johan Fornes 1899–1970 · politician
  • José Fornes Ruiz 1930–2021 · physician
  • Sverre Fornes 1932–2021 · association football player
  • Alf Einar Fornes 1949– · athletics competitor
  • Christine Fornes 1962– · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Fornes.

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